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2 + 2 doesn't = 4? An original proof created by myself.
I decided to post one of my old arguments on another forum and figured I might as well post it here. So let me know what you guys think!
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07-31-2008, 03:29 AM | #2 |
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This is the most retarded thing I've ever seen.
If a number is a unit or a quantity of units or a representation of a unit or quantity of units, you can add them together. Unless you are from West Virginia, you can add numbers. |
07-31-2008, 03:38 AM | #3 |
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I didn't say you couldn't add them. The point is that you can't add a number unless it's attached to a unit. At that point you're adding the units, not the numbers themselves.
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I your original post you said that a number was a unit... so what is the difference?
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07-31-2008, 03:41 AM | #5 |
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That or is "of" typo. It's now fixed.
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07-31-2008, 03:51 AM | #6 |
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I still stand by my statement that a number IS a unit of measure.
The apple just defines the unit of measure as a particular type of unit. The type of unit is irrelivant to it's ability to be added together. If somebody askes me how many apples and oranges I want. My answer can be 4 and the amount of each type doesn't matter to me. As long as I get 4, I don't care what the ratio is. Just give me 4 of anything. |
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your unit then turns to mixed fruit, not the number itself.
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07-31-2008, 04:20 AM | #8 |
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Call it whatever you want, but I don't have to give a name to my unit. The unit of measure is 4. If I say I want 4, it is understood without me telling you what type of unit it is.
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According to Merrium Webster a number is: a unit belonging to an abstract mathematical system and subject to specified laws of succession, addition, and multiplication
So by that definition the number IS the unit. There is no apple, only the unit. You just choose to visualize the apple to represent the unit which is 4. |
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Okay then, a numeral is a symbolic representation of a unit. If I understand you correctly, this is your argument. That it is a symbolic representation and not the unit itself. Even in that case the symbol as a representation is equal to the actual unit.
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I see what he is saying, but mathamatically 2+2 will always equal 4
Just because you do not give it an attachment to some sort of unit does not mean you cannot add them together. by It'self each number really has no meaning. but you can still add two numbers together, but you just end up with another number. Now answer this. If you are driving at the speed of light and turn your headlights on, What happens?
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You wouldn't ever see them. The only way a person could see the headlights was if you hit them and they'd catch a very fast glimpse before the oxygen and blood drained from their brain.
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If no unit is stated, it is implied. That's why people can still write out numbers without units, but to correctly write the formula you include the words in parantheses: 2 (units) + 2 (units) = 4 (units) |
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